Nine UCL academics elected to Academy Medical Sciences

The fifty newly elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) includes nine academics from UCL, in recognition of the incredible contributions they have made to medical science. These Fellows have been chosen for their outstanding efforts in the field of biomedical science, including national science engagement and communication programmes, research discoveries and translating scientific advancements into benefits for public healthcare. The academics from UCL are: Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL Institute for Global Health)  In addition to his role as Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health, Prof Abubakar's work focuses on the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of infections including hepatitides, tuberculosis, HIV, as well as antimicrobial resistance and vaccine-preventable diseases among underserved populations. Professor James Bainbridge (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) Having performed the world's first gene replacement surgery for inherited blindness, Professor Bainbridge's aim is to reduce blindness by developing new treatments for retinal diseases. Professor Paolo De Coppi (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) Professor De Coppi's research aims to better understand the abnormal and normal development of the gastrointestinal tract's neuromuscular components, in addition to a focus on the development of new stem cell-based therapies for aganglionic disorders of the gut. Professor Diana Gibb (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL)  Having coordinated multi-country paediatric HIV trials across Europe, Thailand and South America since the 1990s, Professor Gibb's research examines tuberculosis, malaria and antimicrobial resistance, with a focus on the suitability of children's medicines to the setting.